The use of SciFinder is limited to the University of Louisville students, staff and faculty. It is also limited to educational and not-for-profit research purposes. Access to SciFinder is restricted to two simultaneous users. Scifinder will time out of the session if it is inactive for 10 minutes. If you are unable to connect, please try again later. Also, please remember to disconnect from SciFinder when you have finished so it is available to other patrons.

SciFinder Help Pages: Can be launched from within SciFinder with the Help button, or follow this link.

SciFinder Resources: Descriptions of search features, searching instructions, and training. See also the Educational Support pages.

If you have any questions about signing up for a SciFinder account or using the web-based client please contact Mike Wilson, or call P:502-852-8741.

For more information on SciFinder and help go to http://www.cas.org/support/scifi/index.html, or see the Documentation section above.

Sign up for a SciFinder account.

Accessing the Web Version of SciFinder

Recommended web browsers:

1. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Versions 6.x and 7.x
2. Mozilla Firefox^TM, Version 2.0 and 3.0
3. Apple Safari^TM 3.0 and 3.1

JavaScript^TM, Java^TM, and cookies must be enabled. Java runtime environment (JRE) is needed for structure drawing.

Additional browser-related information is available in the SciFinder FAQ from the SciFinder help files.

Accessing the Mobile Version of SciFinder

1. Log into your SciFinder account and enable the Mobile version first. 
2. Access the mobile version.

The operating hours for SciFinder are Sunday 1:00 AM until Saturday 10:00 PM.

On the first Saturday of each month, SciFinder will only be available until 5:00 PM and will not be accessible again until 1:00 PM the following day (Sunday).

All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST).